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True Detective

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This week we’re talking about True Detective! Earl and Patrick discuss the recently finished first season, critique the finale and its take on spirituality and existentialism, debate the concept of a “television novel”, and speculate on a second season. They also end up butchering people’s names, and connect the series to Taxi Driver, Top of the Lake, and Kenny vs. Spenny. Get ready to enter Carcosa and check out the episode! (Full spoilers, because time is a flat circle.)

Guests:
Patrick Barfoot (@patrickbarfoot) – Editor and Director, patrickbarfoot.com

Supplementary notes:
True Detective Conversations
As many as five serial killers who operated in London, Ontario, may still be alive and free, new book says – National Post article
The Genius of True Detective: “It’s Just One Story” – Badass Digest / Film Crit Hulk
Seitz: The 7 Things That True Detective Was About

Audio notes: (47min. runtime)
0:01:10 – General thoughts on series, and the finale
0:07:30 – Speculating nominations, performances, and straight man & funny man dynamic
0:10:40 – Ending analysis, spirituality, Nic Pizzolatto & Cary Fukunaga, and the afterlife
0:20:40 – “Television novels”, miniseries format, detective genre, and writer/director combo
0:28:15 – Dread, cosmic horror, “little priest”, and HP Lovecraft
0:33:20 – Occult history of US transportation system, keeping it strange, and London as capital of serial killers
0:37:05 – Speculating on Season 2, fractured perspectives & time periods, and female leads

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Sherlock / Elementary

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This week, we’re talking about the Brit hit Sherlock, and its American counterpart, Elementary! Earl brings in Spencer Sterritt from We Eat Films to discuss the mystery shows, serialization in procedurals, and build a fantasy roster of Doctor Who writers. They also end up on a tangent about spoilers when Spencer explains that he hasn’t watched the latest season of Sherlock. What a twist! (Spoilers for all of Sherlock, and season one of Elementary.)

Guests:
Spencer Sterritt – Editor-in-chief for We Eat Films

Audio notes: (46min. runtime)
0:00:35 – Impressions on Sherlock, spoilers & avoiding viewings, and main villains
0:08:30 – Adapting Sherlock’s “death”, sleuthing vs. hanging out, and building tension
0:13:15 – Season gaps, series longevity, book adaptation, Moffat’s writing, Doctor who writers, and burnout
0:24:00 – Impressions on Elementary, comparing with Sherlock, and Lucy Liu as Watson
0:33:50 – Creating a distinction between the series, procedurals, serialization, and mythology
0:36:00 – Modernizing Sherlock, and Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century
0:40:00 – Future of Sherlock, speculation, and expectation

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